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- Moon-related
- Moor
- Moral virtue
- More ashen
- More cold and wet
- More cunning
- More extensive
- More grounded
- More intense, as an emotion
- More like a fox
- More likely to make the correct choice
- More prudent
- More reasonable
- More sagacious
- More than a little irritated
- More than enough
- More than suspects
- More than wants
- Morgan ___, sorceress in King Arthur stories
- Mosaic pieces
- Most dangerous animal in Maine, it's said
- Most important
- Most watches have three of these
- Most-celebrated celebrities
- Motion on a screen
- Motrin alternative
- Mount ___ Health System
- Mount associated with Moses
- Mournful cries
- Mourning peal
- Move about, as liquid
- Move effortlessly
- Move like a fox
- Move smoothly to another topic
- Move stealthily
- Move stealthily, like a cat
- Move with stealth
- Move with swagger
- Movement started by Tarana Burke in 2006
- Moves merrily
- Moves pawn to e4, e.g.
- Moves up the rankings
- Movie with the fake newspaper headline "Wonder Elephant Soars to Fame!"
- Movie with the record for the longest time between its release and the release of its sequel (63 years)
- "Moving right ___ ..."
- Mozart can be seen on some of them
- Mr. or Mrs.
- Mr. Universe contestants
- Mr., Ms. or Mrs.
- Much of the time
- Mucho
- Muckety-muck
- Muddies up
- Muffin alternative
- Muggy
- Multiheaded monster of myth
- Mumbo jumbo
- Munch on grass
- Muscle-bone connector
- Muse aloud
- Muse depicted with a lyre
- Muse of lyric poetry
- Museum of the Moving ___ (site dedicated to TV and film)
- Mushroom in ramen
- Mushroom often added to cream sauces
- Mushroom prized by chefs
- Mushroom sold in clusters
- Mushrooms, mold, mildew, etc.
- Music to a comedian's ears
- Musical artist with the fastest video to reach one billion views on YouTube
- Musical cadences of speech
- Musical flutter
- Musical instruments that become other musical instruments when an F is added to the front
- Musical piece with repeated themes
- Musical staff symbol
- Musical with the showstopper "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"
- Musician/actress Haim
- Muslim head scarf
- Must
- Musters support for, as a mission
- "My apologies!"
- "My guess is ..."
- "My turn!"
- Mylar alternative
- Myosin's partner protein
- Mythical figure in "Doctor Faustus"
- Mythical luster?
- Mythological figure who turns men into pigs
- N.B.A. analyst Burke
- N.B.A. team with the 7'4'' star Victor Wembanyama
- N.C.A.A. basketball powerhouse, informally
- N.C.A.A.'s ___ Eight
- N.F.L. player in a purple uniform
- N.F.L.'er with horns on his helmet
- N.H.L. team with the longest Stanley Cup drought, familiarly
- N.H.L.'s ___ Bay Lightning
- Nab
- Nabisco wafer brand
- Nags about noise?
- Nahuatl speaker
- Nail a test
- Nail the test
- Nairobi-based collection of NGOs
- Name found in "Americana"
- Name inside of a libretto?
- Name of "the other reindeer" in a common Christmas mondegreen
- Name of eight English kings
- Name of eight popes
- Name on a museum plaque, maybe
- Name on a prestigious award
- Name repeated in a hit 1963 rock song
- "Name your ___"
- Nap interrupter, maybe
- Narnia lion
- Narnia or Neverland
- Narnian talking lion
- Narrow backstreet
- Narrow openings
- Narrow way between city buildings
- Nasal cavity
- Nash who wrote "Who wants my jellyfish? / I'm not sellyfish!"
- ___ Nation (activist organization since 1990)
- Nation dubbed the "cradle of mankind"
- Nation whose name sounds like a plea for seconds
- National museum in Madrid
- National park in Alberta
- National sport of New Zealand
- Native led by Montezuma
- Native Nebraskans
- Native New Zealander's language
- Natural exfoliant
- Natural paradises
- Natural predispositions
- Nature calls
- Nature's marshmallow holder
- Nauru's capital
- Naval submarine in W.W. II
- ___ Neal, co-star of TV's "The Hughleys"
- Nearby things
- Nearly 90
- Nearsighted person
- Neat, at a bar
- Nebraska home of Creighton University
- Nebraska's largest city
- Necklace fastener
- Need for a greedy Swede?
- Needing kneading, perhaps
- Needle mischievously
- Needles, maybe
- Needlessly adorns, in an idiom
- Negative attack on a political opponent
- Neighbor of a Slovene
- Neighbor of Ricky and Lucy, on 1950s TV
- Neither demure nor mindful
- Neither winning nor losing
- Neon ___ (aquarium fish)
- Nephew's sister
- Nervous
- Net alternative
- Netflix crime drama set in rural Missouri
- Netflix crime drama set in the mountains of Missouri
- Netherlands city that's home to the International Court of Justice, with "The"
- Network junction points
- Network that launched in 1994 with the film "Scent of a Woman"
- "Network" director Sidney
- "___ never believe this …"
- "... never mind"
- New ___, capital of India
- New Balance competitor
- New beginning
- New England state with the slogan "The Way Life Should Be"
- New Hampshire's is "Live Free or Die"
- New York School poet Frank
- New Zealand native
- New Zealanders, familiarly
- "___ news?"
- "___ next time!"
- NH4NO3 and others
- "Nice idea!"
- ___ Nicholas
- Nick of "Cape Fear"
- Nickname alternative for Liz
- Nickname for golfer Palmer
- Nickname for M.L.B.'s Angels
- Nickname for Mark's unsevered best friend in "Severance"
- Nickname that drops "beth"
- Night of lawlessness in a long-running horror franchise, with "the"
- Nighttime woe
- Niihau neighbor
- Nile dam
- Nincompoop
- Nincompoops
- Nine-member musical group
- Ninnies
- Ninnyhammer
- Nintendo villain with a "W" on his cap
- No ___ (2025 protest)
- No ___ sugar (product claim)
- "No bid from me"
- "No cap"
- No es ___ (Spanish put-down)
- No fan of company
- "No harm, no foul"
- "No help needed here!"
- No longer available
- No longer in dreamland
- "No man is an island" writer
- "No more for me, thanks"
- No Mr. Nice Guy
- "No need to remind me!"
- "No problems here!"
- "No worries!"
- No-___ Texas Hold'em (poker variety)
- No-brainer?
- No-cash deal
- No-no for the gluten-free
- No-no for the lactose intolerant
- No-nos
- Nobel, for one
- Nobel-winning daughter of Marie Curie
- Nobelist Joliot-Curie who synthesized radioactive isotopes
- Nocturnal primate of the Indian forest
- Nocturnal sounds in the woods
- Noggin
- Noggins
- Noise heard in an Aflac commercial
- Non-eco-friendly refrigerant
- Non-premium option in a rideshare app
- Non-sushi option at some sushi bars
- Nonchalant
- Nonmedical childbirth assistant
- "Nonsense!"
- Nonspecific response to "Who's there?"
- Noodle dish in a rich broth
- Nook book, e.g.
- "Norma" or "Tosca"
- Northern Italian city known for its cheese
- Nose ___ (snowboarding moves)
- Nose woes
- Nosh
- ___ Noster (the Lord's Prayer)
- Not a good way to run?
- Not an extraterrestrial
- Not bother
- Not budging
- Not continue beyond
- Not cool
- Not drunk
- Not even once
- Not express, as a train
- Not far away
- Not follow the path
- Not fresh
- Not given anything to eat
- "Not gonna happen!"
- "Not gonna lie …"
- Not having company
- Not having quite enough money
- Not heavy
- Not in the minority?
- Not in vogue
- Not just the headline gossip, slangily
- Not leave a bet as is
- Not looking reputable
- Not making a sound
- Not nearly as cool
- Not noteworthy
- Not one for company
- Not phony, informally
- Not put up resistance, say
- Not real
- Not say, say
- Not secured
- Not sharp, as a pencil
- Not squarely balanced
- Not suitable
- Not taut
- Not together
- Not true
- Not try particularly hard at one's job
- "___ not, want not"
- Not-so-tacky clothing material that rhymes with "tacky"
- Notable city in civil rights history
- Notable part of "Hey Jude" or "Layla"
- Noted group of 24
- Noted magnate on the Titanic
- ___ notes (text accompanying a record)
- Nourish, as a garden
- ___ nous
- ___ nous (between us)
- Novelist Fannie who wrote "Imitation of Life" (1933)
- Novelist Verne
- November birthstone
- "Now I remember"
- NP(R)
- Nuclear reactors split them
- "Nuh-uh!"
- Number discovered in the 1500s
- Number for December
- Number in a septet
- Number of days that the first Thanksgiving feast lasted
- Number of dwarfs or deadly sins
- Number of rows on a chessboard
- Number of Spanish provincias that touch Portugal
- Number of stripes on many world flags
- Number of Super Bowl rings for Tom Brady
- Numbers game
- Nursery purchases
- Nutrition sources
- Oafs
- Obdurate
- Object hitting people's heads in old cartoons
- Object of an extensive search
- Object of spiritual significance
- Observe Yom Kippur, say
- Observes Ramadan, in a way
- Obsessive supporters, in modern lingo
- Obstacle for Odysseus
- Obstetrician's specialty
- Obstreperous
- Obvious verdict in Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me"
- Ocho menos uno
- Odd little trinket
- Odd-numbered page
- Odd-toed ungulate
- Oddity
- Odysseus's hiding place when entering the city of Troy
- Of help
- Of the city
- Of the eyes
- ___ of Troy
- Of yore
- Off
- Off Broadway awards
- Offer illegally, as tickets
- Offer money corruptly
- Offering that's fresh off the press?
- Office messages
- Official decrees
- Officially accepted storylines
- Offload (on)
- Offspring
- Oft-disparaged family member
- Oft-reposted internet content
- "Oh boy!"
- [Oh God ...]
- "Oh no!"
- "Oh, yeah? Explain that to me"
- "Oh, you wanna go! Let's go!"
- Oil wells?
- Ol' buddy ol' pal
- Old and trite
- Old Bulgarian rulers
- Old enough
- Old Ford Motor offering
- Old French tale
- Old gold coin of Europe
- Old hand at shorthand
- Old Hollywood nickname that sounds like a golf term
- "Old MacDonald" refrain
- Old poets
- Old royal house
- Old Syrian political party whose name means "resurrection"
- Old, as a joke
- Old-fashioned "Yeah, right!"
- Old-fashioned butter maker
- Old-time anesthetic
- Old-timey "Darn!"
- Old-timey oath
- Older but ___
- Oldsmobile Cutlass model
- "Olympia" painter
- Olympic blades
- Olympic golf gold medalist ___ Ko
- Olympic slalom equipment
- Olympic snowboarder Kim
- Olympics reward
- "omg rly?!"
- "OMG, same!"
- Ominous note on a failed exam
- On ___ (how some pranks are done)
- On ___ (looking great, in slang)
- On a higher level
- On a need-to-know ____
- On a regular basis
- ⏸, on a remote
- On edge
- On guard
- On the ___ (free)
- On the ___ system
- On the ocean
- ___ on the past
- On which to watch the Beeb
- "___ on you!"
- On-call doctor's device
- Once more
- One bit
- One dental specialty, informally
- One doing the lord's work?
- One drawing X's and O's
- One end of an electrolytic cell
- One giving support during childbirth
- One half of a centaur
- One hunted by K-pop stars, in a hit 2025 film
- One living abroad, informally
- One making an impression?
- One may keep a watch on you
- One might be "Forever"
- One might be liquid or frozen
- One might be month-to-month
- One might be used for stepping up or sitting down
- One might have a scheduled send time
- One might precede "Excuse you!"
- One might read "Kiss the Chef"
- One of 12 in a Pulitzer-winning piece by composer/pianist William Bolcom
- One of 22 works by Mozart, but just one work by Beethoven
- One of 32 in the country of Kiribati
- One of a battery's poles
- One of a nursery rhyme quintet
- One of a reporter's W's
- One of Adolf Anderssen's sacrifices in the "Immortal Game" against Lionel Kieseritzky
- One of approximately three million in Finland (for a population of less than six million)
- One of five ... or maybe six?
- One of Jolly Rancher's "Original Flavors"
- One of more than 30 dogs owned by Queen Elizabeth II throughout her life
- One of Oberon's subjects
- One of seven won by "Oppenheimer"
- One of six, supposedly, for a seer
- One of the Beatles
- One of the fam
- One of the Five Pillars of Islam, referring to prayer
- One of the five senses
- One of the Great Lakes
- One of the Jenners
- One of the Obamas
- One of the seven deadly sins
- One of the seven depicted in the 1995 thriller "Se7en"
- One of the sisters in Chekhov's "Three Sisters"
- One of the Super Mario brothers
- One of the three dimensions
- One of the Three Musketeers
- One of Us, say?
- One paying for a full-price ticket, perhaps
- One place for a massage
- One robed in a kittel, maybe
- *One selling commercial time, informally
- One side of a consumer "war"
- One source of news
- One studied in the art of invisibility
- One taking office dictation
- One terminal on a battery
- One way to live
- One who doesn't speak while in a cast
- One who knows all the shortcuts, maybe
- One who might have perfect pitch?
- One who might say "You wish!"
- One who says "Hell if I know!"?
- One who's "adorbs"
- One who's generous to a fault, say
- One whose beauty is on the inside
- One with a bridle … or one who's not bridal
- One with many Insta followers, perhaps
- One with thick skin, notably
- ___ one's time (waits patiently)
- One-named "Hello" singer
- One-named singer with the 2017 platinum album "Melodrama"
- One-on-one clashes in "Hamilton"
- One-up
- Ones catching rays, perhaps?
- Ones who start
- Onetime Dodge sports car … or a creature to be dodged
- Onetime retail chain giant
- Online source for health diagnoses
- Only U.S. president from Delaware
- Only U.S. state with a monosyllabic name
- Only U.S. state with a one-syllable name
- Only world capital that starts with "Q"
- Oodles
- "Oof ... that's not good"
- "Oof, sounds terrible!"
- Oopsie
- Open the gate for
- Open up, as a flower
- Open with one's teeth?
- Open, as a fanny pack
- Open, as a toothpaste tube
- Open-weave fabric
- Opera with the shepherd's song "Io de' sospiri"
- Operating system on which Android is partly based
- Ophthalmology concerns
- "Oppenheimer" director
- Opportunity on Mars, say
- Opposite of "with the works"
- Opposite of agitato, in music
- Opposite of chaos
- Opposite of credit
- Opposite of lower
- Opposite of narrower
- Opposite of saved
- Opposite of subtle
- Opposite of tight
- Optics, so to speak
- Optimal
- Optimist
- Optimists keep them high
- Option at a dealership
- ( or ), for short
- Orange cone, say
- Orange video game character who appears in "Wreck-It Ralph"
- ___ orange, tree whose fruit has a brainlike appearance
- Orate
- Orchestra section with trumpets and horns
- Order at a soda fountain
- Orderly pile
- Org. founded to fund foreign projects
- Organ meats
- Organ-related item in a wallet
- Origin of the words "sky" and "scrape"
- Origin story family in DC Comics
- Orion's left-foot star
- Orléans river
- "Oscar" of the French film industry
- Oscar-winning musical role for Rita Moreno
- Oscars host, e.g.
- Otherwise
- Out of gas
- Out of money
- Out of place
- Out of this world?
- Out the ___
- Outdoor accommodations with flies
- Outdoor John?
- Outer boundaries
- Outer limits
- Outings for foxhounds
- Outlandishly over the top, in modern slang
- Outlet store?
- Outstanding, in a way
- Outward appearance
- Oven-safe glassware material
- Ovens for hops
- Over
- Over-the-top enthusiasm
- Overact
- Overdone
- Overfilled
- Overflowing (with)
- Overhead
- Overlay
- Overlook
- Overly self-assertive
- Overplay for the audience
- Oversold
- Overwhelm
- Overwhelming amount, metaphorically
- Owl sounds
- Own up to
- Oxford ___ (much-debated punctuation mark)
- "Oz the Great and Powerful" director, 2013
- Pack tightly
- Pack, as a mover might
- Packed in
- Packed like sardines, say
- Packs (down), as tobacco in a pipe
- Pact that preceded the U.S.M.C.A.
- Padlocked fasteners
- Padmé Amidala's home planet in "Star Wars"
- Pagan religion
- Painful sore
- Painful spots
- Paint option
- Painter Matisse
- Painter Veronese
- Painter's plaster
- Painter's protective garment
- Painter's stand
- Pair on a bicycle
- Pal
- Palace, in Hindi
- Pale
- Pale and sickly
- Pale with fright
- Palindromic title
- Palm off (on)
- Palm spring?
- Panasonic acquisition of 2009
- Pancake topper
- Pang
- "Papa Bear" of the N.F.L.
- Paper size bigger than "letter"
- Parade attraction
- Paradises
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